Tomorrow is a “Red Wednesday”, which means trash and recycling pickup.
Please go over what can be recycled.
NOTE: CVWMA (Central Virginia Waste Management Authority) has announced that all curbside recycling must now be INSIDE the CVWMA containers with lid closed. Items beside the container or on top of it will not be collected. In fact, incorrect setouts may not be collected at all. This is new as of July 1 for all our curbside recyclers, with the exception of townhomes/condos still using small bins. (And yes, this also applies to flattened cardboard boxes.)
Ideally, rolling recycling containers are stored and deployed in the back alleys along with trash cans. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night.
If it seems like pickup did not happen, use this online form:
https://cvwma.com/programs/residential-recycling/recycling-service-request-form/
In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.
In recycling news, from September 14-21, City of Richmond residents can drop off old mattresses and box springs at 1710 Robin Hood Road to be recycled through a new program from Central Virginia Waste Management Authority (CVWMA). There’s no fee for residents.
Mattresses must be dry and clean or only lightly soiled. No bed bugs.
Richmond is the first of the region’s localities to test this drop-off system, in conjunction with the city’s Sept. 21 E-Cycle Day. Rsidents can bring electronics, household chemicals and personal documents for recycling/shredding 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Mattresses will be transported to van der Linde’s facility outside Charlottesville to be broken down – wood, foam and springs will be recycled by various end-users.
And don’t forget about E-Cycle Day: